New Providence Student Wins Third At Congressional Art Contest

New Providence, NJ -- New Providence High School student Breanne DeBarros won third place in the 2016 Congressional Art Contest.

DeBarros was awarded third place for @Play painting.

The contest, held at the Merck Campus in Kenilworth, displayed 93 original pieces of art, all created by high school students from New Jersey’s Seventh Congressional District.

Thoughts of Coffee on You, an oil painting by Sanjana Rao, a junior at Bridgewater-Raritan High School, was selected as first place.

Jabili Kandula, a student at Governor Livingston High School, was awarded 2nd place for her piece titled Liberty Park.

“Congratulations on these incredible works of art. The talent on display here is amazing and I am very pleased this showcase gave all of you the opportunity to show your abilities and hard work and meet other young artists,” Lance stated at the event in a release.

The Congressional Art Contest began in 1982 to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents. Since that time more than 650,000 high school students have been involved in the competition. The winning art work will hang in a corridor in the United States Capitol Building for one year along with art from similar art contests held in congressional districts across the country.

(Photo provided: Jabili Kandula, Sanjana Rao, Congressman Lance and Breanna DeBarros).